Crowderfarms
Well-known member
Changing Times
1. SCENARIO: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
1963 - Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle,
goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.
2006 - School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off
to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called
in for traumatized students and teachers.
2. SCENARIO: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight
after school.
1963 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake
hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody
arrested, nobody expelled.
2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and
Mark. Charge them both with assault, both expelled even though
Johnny started it.
3. Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts
other students.
1963 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by
Principal. Sits still in class.
2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets
extra money from state because Jeffrey has a
disability.
4. Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's
car, and his Dad gives him a whipping.
1963 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes
to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to
foster care and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist
that she remembers being abused herself and
their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with the
psychologist.
5. Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to
school.
1963 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on
the smoking dock.
2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug
violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
6. Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.
1963 - Three High School Boys leave town. Mary does her
senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.
2006 - Middle School Counselor calls Planned Parenthood,
who notifies the ACLU. Mary is driven to the next state and
gets an abortion without her parent's consent or knowledge.
Mary given condoms and told to be more careful next time.
7. Scenario: Pedro fails high school English .
1963: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2006: Pedro's cause is taken up by ACLU. Newspaper articles appear
nationally explaining that teaching English as a
requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action
lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English
teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given
diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living
because he can't speak English.
8. Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover fire-
crackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle,
blows up a red ant bed.
1963 - Ants die.
2006 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged
with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings
removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad
goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
9. Scenario: Johnny falls while running during
recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying
by his teacher, Mary. Mary, hugs him to comfort
him.
1963 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses
her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison.
1. SCENARIO: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
1963 - Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle,
goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.
2006 - School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off
to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called
in for traumatized students and teachers.
2. SCENARIO: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight
after school.
1963 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake
hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody
arrested, nobody expelled.
2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and
Mark. Charge them both with assault, both expelled even though
Johnny started it.
3. Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts
other students.
1963 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by
Principal. Sits still in class.
2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets
extra money from state because Jeffrey has a
disability.
4. Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's
car, and his Dad gives him a whipping.
1963 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes
to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to
foster care and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist
that she remembers being abused herself and
their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with the
psychologist.
5. Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to
school.
1963 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on
the smoking dock.
2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug
violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
6. Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.
1963 - Three High School Boys leave town. Mary does her
senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.
2006 - Middle School Counselor calls Planned Parenthood,
who notifies the ACLU. Mary is driven to the next state and
gets an abortion without her parent's consent or knowledge.
Mary given condoms and told to be more careful next time.
7. Scenario: Pedro fails high school English .
1963: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2006: Pedro's cause is taken up by ACLU. Newspaper articles appear
nationally explaining that teaching English as a
requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action
lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English
teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given
diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living
because he can't speak English.
8. Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover fire-
crackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle,
blows up a red ant bed.
1963 - Ants die.
2006 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged
with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings
removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad
goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
9. Scenario: Johnny falls while running during
recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying
by his teacher, Mary. Mary, hugs him to comfort
him.
1963 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses
her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison.